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Engineering Design Technology

Are you inventive, good with technology and like to draw? Mechanical design could be the right career for you.

 
In this program, you’ll develop the critical thinking and computer drafting skills needed to create manufacturing drawings for everything from a car to a complex robotic work cell. You’ll practice designing new products and build hands-on prototypes using machine tools, welding, laser cutting and 3D printing.

Whether you want to work as a technician in drafting, design or sales, this program prepares you to join engineering teams in the manufacturing, testing, aerospace and robotics industries,as well as in consultant engineering firms and research companies.

  1. Use the systems, symbols, language, and mechanics of the drafting field to create industry quality drawings.
  2. Skillfully apply computers and engineering office software for documentation, communication, design, and drafting.
  3. Identify, solve, and apply engineering calculations relevant to a full drafting and design project.
  4. Work productively in a team environment and/or as an independent drafter/designer when required.
  5. Work with the sense of responsibility and accuracy required in the field of engineering design and drafting.
  6. Develop individual and full sets of drafting projects including shop drawings, assembly drawings, schematics, and construction plans using 2-D CAD and 3-D solid modeling.
  7. Create accurate solid model computer files to transfer to 3D printers, rapid prototypes, CNC use, shop drawings, or engineering designs.
  8. Identify and select appropriate materials and processing of materials used in industry for a design project.
  9. Demonstrate basic shop practices in woods, metals, plastics, and composites, including machining, fabrication/welding, assembly and testing for design prototypes, to create relevant designs and drawings for fabrication and manufacturing.
  10. Demonstrate global awareness of the impact of efficiency, effectiveness, cost, and sustainability in design.
  11. Create, track, and maintain an engineering design project from inception through scheduling, drafting, prototyping, costing, testing, and documentation.

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Plan Your Courses

Meet with our counselors to customize this plan just for you. You can also search the quarterly schedule for class days and times.

Placement

Math placement is not required for this program.
English placement is not required for this program.

The Engineering Design Technology program prepares students for employment as CAD (Computer Assisted Design) drafters, designers, or engineering technicians in a wide range of industries and settings, including engineering and production teams for large and small manufacturing firms, consultant engineering firms, testing, and research companies.

Students not only gain fluency in engineering graphics and expertise with professional drafting and design tools, but also receive practical, hands-on experience with engineering design projects and the fabrication processes used in industry. Coursework includes a balance of basic skills in math, computer applications, shop practices, and communications, progressing to applied engineering mechanics, project management, mechanical systems design, precision manufacturing, industrial process, and quality control.

The practical application of relevant computer assisted drafting and design skills in several disciplines is emphasized, including mechanical and structural systems manufacturing, electrical and fluid power schematics, fabrication, and piping.

Students may start the Engineering Design Technology program in the fall or winter. A Mechanical Drafting certificate is also available.

This AAS degree can transfer drectly to Eastern Washington University (EWU) bachelor's degree program.

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Total Program Credits: 90


Program Courses

First Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
APLED121
Applied Written Communication   1
4
EDT 101
Introduction to Technology  
3
EDT 111
Applied Technical Math I   1
3
EDT 114
Engineering Graphics/CAD I  
5
Total Credits
 
15

Second Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
APLED123
Leadership Skills for Business and Industry   1
3
EDT 120
Print Reading  
3
EDT 121
Applied Technical Math II   1
3
EDT 124
Engineering Graphics/CAD II  
5
Total Credits
 
14

Third Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
EDT 133
Introduction to Design  
5
EDT 137
Applied Technical Math and Physics  
3
EDT 141
Shop Practices  
2
EDT 142
CAD Solid Modeling/Graphics I  
5
Total Credits
 
15

Fourth Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
EDT 243
Building Systems CAD Applications  
3
EDT 244
Structural CAD Applications  
3
EDT 246
Manufacturing Processes  
2
EDT 248
Applied Engineering Mechanics  
4
EDT 252
CAD Solid Modeling/Graphics II  
4
Total Credits
 
16

Fifth Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
EDT 242
Mechanical Design Fundamentals  
5
EDT 251
Applied Tolerances and GD&T  
3
EDT 255
Technical Applications I   2
4
EDT 256
Mechanical CAD Applications  
3
Total Credits
 
15

Sixth Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
APLED125
Employment Preparation   1
3
EDT 260
Fabrication and Piping CAD Applications  
3
EDT 264
Technical Applications II   2
4
EDT 265
Applied Precision Measurement  
2
EDT 268
Schematics/Advanced CAD  
3
Total Credits
 
15

1 This related education requirement may be met by any course or combination of courses approved by the department dean.
2 This course may be substituted with an internship or employment in industry.

Estimated costs for completing this program

 
WA Resident
Non-Resident
International
Tuition
$ 9,544
$ 11,488
$ 21,823
Books
$ 1,391
$ 1,391
$ 1,391
Course Fees
$ 196
$ 196
$ 196
Institutional Fees
$ 672
$ 672
$ 3,195
Supplies and Materials
$ 208
$ 208
$ 208
Total Costs
$ 12,011
$ 13,955
$ 26,813

Costs for completing a degree or certificate can vary. For more information about costs, visit our How Much Does it Cost? page.

  • Cameron Douglass-Parkin
    Cameron Douglass-Parkin
    Mech Engineering Techno
    Certificate, Green River College; A.A., South Puget Sound Community College; B.S., Evergreen State College; A.A., Spokane Community College, A.A. Spokane Community College
    C.Douglass-Parkin@scc.spokane.edu
    509-533-7129
  • Jerry Murray
    Jerry Murray
    Mech Engineering Techno
    A.A., College of the Redwoods; B.S., Humboldt State University; M.S., Utah State University
    Jerry.Murray@scc.spokane.edu
    509-533-7130

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